THE SOUTHERN HEMP EXPO is a robust and program-rich trade show structured specifically for the industrial, nutritional and therapeutic hemp industries as well as supporting ancillary businesses.

100+

VENDORS
& EXHIBITORS

50+

INDUSTRY EXPERT
SPEAKERS

2

DAYS OF HEMP
EDUCATION AND FUN

  • NEW Opportunities in a Growing Region
  • HEMP is ready to be Federally Legal
  • LET’S TALK HEMP Business Conference
  • LET’S TALK HEMP Farm and Ag Symposium
  • #THE422 Expo Hall Education Stage
  • B2B Trade Show Friday Sept. 28th for industry
  • B2C Expo Saturday Sept. 29th for the general public
  • EQUIPMENT ZONE for Farmers and Processors
  • LATEST INFO on CBD Products, Processing & Regulations
  • EMPHASIS on Organic & Regenerative Agriculture
  • HEMP PRODUCTS from around the World
  • HEMP ADVOCACY and COLLABORATION Opportunities
  • HOW HEMP can save Local Economies
  • SHE Celebration After Party

FRIDAY CONFERENCE
10:15-5:00

SHE Business Conference

The most up-to-date information on hemp industry policy, regulation, banking, investment, and business/market opportunities.

SATURDAY CONFERENCE
10:15-5:00

SHE Farm and Ag Symposium

From soil prep to harvesting, genetics development to finished products, and a heavy dose of organic and regenerative agriculture, this day of education will inspire you to farm and work for the future of humanity.

2018 Speakers – Panels – Workshops – Round Tables

 

Adam Block
Sunstrand

 

Alex Escher
Escher Design

 

Andrew Bish
Bish Enterprises

 

Andy Joseph
Apeks Supercritical

 

Annie Rouse
Anavii Market

 

Ari Sherman
Evo Hemp

 

Austin Wright
Kentucky State University

 

Ben Droz
Vote Hemp, Droz Group

 

Bill Billings
Colorado Hemp Project

 

Brenda Gannon
Steep Hill Arkansas

 

Brent Williams
Highwater Financial

 

Brett Schnepf
IEC Thermo

 

Cait Curley
Cait Curley Enterprises

 

Chad Rosen
Victory Hemp Foods

 

Cindy Sovine
Sovine Consulting

 

Clint Palmer
Middle Tennessee University

 

Cody Seals
Blühen Botanicals

 

Courtney Barnes
Vicente Sederberg’

 

Craig Lee
Hemp Pioneer

 

Dani Billings
Natures Root

 

Doug Fine
Hemp Bound, Hemp Farmer

 

Ed Harrison
HeavenSentHemp

 

Elishewa Shalom
Artisan Hemp

 

Eric McKee
Wndr

 

Gabe Nabors
Mustard Seed Market & Cafe

 

Garrett Bain
GenCanna

 

J. Dean Norton
Director of Horticulture – Mount Vernon

 

Jake Long
Former NFL Left Tackle

 

Janel Ralph
Palmetto Harmony

 

Jason Amatucci
Virginia Industrial Hemp Coalition

 

Jessica Scott
Indiana Hemp Industries Association

 

Joe Fox
Blühen Botanicals

 

John Dvorak
Hempology

 

John Roulac
Nutiva

 

Jonathan Miller
Frost Brown Todd

 

Joseph W. Hickey Sr.
Atalo Holdings

 

Josh Hendrix
CV Sciences

 

Joshua Camp
LabCanna

 

Katie Moyer
Kentucky Hemp Works

 

Kayla Fioravanti
Ology Essentials

 

Margaret MacKenzie
Salt Creek Hemp Company

 

Marielle Weintraub
Eurofins

 

Matt Wilhelm
Clean Remedies

 

Melanie Rose Rodgers
Influential X

 

Morris Beegle
Colorado Hemp Company

 

Nancy Roberts
One Love Hemp Distributing

 

Nicole Gauthier
Department of Plant Pathology at the University of Kentucky.

 

Pamela Orth
Restorative Botanicals

 

Priyanka Sharma
Kazmira

 

Rick Trojan
Hemp Road Trip

 

Ron Alcalay
Vital Hemp

 

Ronald Turco
Department of Agronomy, at Purdue University

 

Ryan Loflin
Rocky Mountain Hemp Inc

 

Sally Peebles
Vicente Sederberg LLC

 

Samantha Walsh
Tetra Public Affairs

 

Scheril Murray Powell, Esquire
Green Sustainable Strong

 

Shadi Ramey
Satya Kama

 

Shawn Hauser
Vicente Sederberg

 

Shawn Lucas
Kentucky State University

 

Steven Hoffman
Compass Natural

 

Sunny Kaercher
Miller Soils

 

Tanya Griffin
Lilu’s Garden

 

Tim Gordon
Functional Remedies

 

Tom Keene
University of Kentucky

 

Tony Silvernail
Kentucky State University

 

Saturday – 8pm-Midnight
ACME Feed and Seed

Live music with
Hazel Jones and the Rhinestoners 

Sunday, September 30th, 2018
10am – 3pm

TNHIA Hemp Farm Tour Field Day

Only 100 tickets available, First come, First Served!

Buses depart from the Nashville Fairgrounds.
Farm located in Springfield, TN
40 minutes from Nashville.

OUR SPONSORS

Bluhen Botanicals - Presenting Sponsor

GenCanna - Farm Symposium Sponsor
LabCanna
Lilu's Garden - Celebration Concert Sponsor

Bluebird Botanicals - VIP Lounge Sponsor
Restorative Botanicals - Tote Bag Sponsor

Bish Enterprises - Sprout Sponsor
Hemp Happy Hour - CV Sciences - Media Booth Sponsor
Hempsac
HGH Seed - After Party Sponsor
Kat’s Naturals - Health & Wellness Sponsor
Kazmira - Tech and Innovation Sponsor
Palmetto Harmony - Health & Wellness Sponsor
prAna - Apparel Sponsor
ProVerde Laboratories
Will Power - Sports Nutrition Sponsor

Sunrise Sponsors

Anavii Market
B.I.G. - Benmar International Group
CBD Healing Co.
Clean Remedies - Seed Sponsor
Colorado Hemp Project - Seed Sponsors
East Tennessee Hemp Company - Sunrise Sponsor
Kingdom Harvest
Kush Marketplace
Mile Marker No. 5
Nature’s Root - Health & Wellness Sponsor
Salt Creek Hemp Co. - Industry Support Partner
Silver Mountain Hemp Guitars
Softgel Co.
Sugarleaf Labs
Tennessee Grown - Seed Sponsor
Tennessee Hemp Industries Association - Welcome Party Sponsor
Tree Free Hemp
Vicente-Sederberg
Vital Hemp - Seed Sponsor

Industry Partners

Bee Heroic - Not-for-Profit Impact Partner
Dr. Bronner's - Seed Sponsor
Freida Farms - Seed Sponsor
Hemp & CBD Expo
Hemp Hashery Emporium & Cafe
Hoban Law Group - Business Conference Sponsor
Pure Hemp Rolling Papers - Industry Support Partner
PureHemp Technology - Seed Sponsor
Rocky Mountain Hemp
Vote Hemp

Media Sponsors

Benzinga
Nashville Scene
Cannabis & Tech Today
Cannabis Now
Marijuana Venture Magazine
Hemp Mag
HempBuild Magazine
HempToday
Honeysuckle Magazine
iHeartMedia
Texas Hemp Reporter
Bluntalker
CNBS
Compass Natural

VENUE

The Nashville Fairgrounds
625 Smith Avenue, 
Nashville, TN 37203

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